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Cover: Dan Gormley

Four Color #805

May 1957 · Dell · 0.10 USD
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In "The New Exhibit," Crusader and Rags pay a visit to the circus where Rags once performed, only to discover it now run by the ruthless animal keeper Whetstone Whiplash and his henchman, the strong man Achilles the Heel, who’ve seized control from the kind-hearted Colonel Truepenny. With Rags imprisoned in his old cage and forced to perform, Crusader dons the guise of a magician to infiltrate the circus and free his friend. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by Dan Gormley—whose dynamic art brings the spectacle to life, from the cover pencils and inks to the interior storytelling—this 1957 Four Color comic delivers a classic tale of courage and disguise in a world where the ring is no longer a stage for joy, but a cage for fear.

Contains 5 stories
The New Exhibit
1 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Crusader RabbitRags the Tiger
The Tenth Century
16 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Crusader RabbitRags the Tigerpackage delivery crowSir Chester ChillblainMary Anne (Sir Chester's daughter)castle guardsThe Blaggard BrothersMervin (court magician)Arson and Sterno (two-headed dragon)

When Crusader and Rags stumble through a magic mirror, they’re whisked into the frostbitten halls of Chattering Heights, where they meet the noble Sir Chester Chillblain and his spirited daughter Mary Anne, facing down the mischievous Blaggard Brothers in a tale of courage and cold-weather antics.

The Circus Mystery
16 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Crusader RabbitRags the TigerWhetstone Whiplash (villain)Achilles the HeelColonel TruepennySlapstick the Clownfire eaterfat ladyDum Dum the Human CannonballFifi the Tightrope WalkerAmnesia the World's Most Forgetful ElephantEarthquake the Ferocious Gorillapolice officer

In "The Circus Mystery," Jo and Rags stumble upon the once-beloved circus now ruled by the tyrannical animal keeper Whetstone Whiplash, who’s driven out the kind-hearted Colonel Truepenny and turned the big top into a cage of fear. When Whiplash locks Rags in his old cage and forces him to perform, Crusader dons a magician’s disguise to sneak inside and free his friend—before the show ends in disaster.

Seed and You Shall Find
1 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Crusader RabbitRags the Tiger
No Means No!
1 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Crusader RabbitRags the Tiger

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artist, inker Dan Gormley
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks Dan Gormley

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